It can take as little as one day or a minimum of 30 days to get an ESA letter, depending on your healthcare professional’s practices and what state you live in. Our ESA rules experts will explain how long you can expect to wait for your ESA letter in this guide. Typical Wait Time [...]
When you’re ready to get your ESA letter, you’ll want it to come from an experienced, trusted professional who is licensed in your state. Because if they’re not properly licensed, the letter won’t be legally binding. And be cautious of hidden fees and surprise policies; not [...]
You and your emotional support animal (ESA) have federal housing rights to live in a dorm room together. However, ESA rights can be taken away if your ESA creates situations that cause other students to be unable to study or sleep or if your ESA attacks them (even if they provoke [...]
Your ESA (emotional support animal) can be trained to help relieve mental and emotional distress. It’s a matter of finding ways to help them detect when you need them and getting them to provide the response you need to regain control over the potential issue. To be clear, your E [...]
It’s becoming easier and easier to travel overseas with your pets, whether they’re companions, emotional support animals, or service dogs, including PSDs (psychiatric service dogs). Coming back to the USA from Mexico, Europe, Canada, and anywhere else has also become more managea [...]
This article was last updated on June 5, 2024. A comprehensive pet health insurance policy covers two main things: accidents and illness. If you’re looking to get routine and preventive care costs covered, consider the insurance provider’s add-on, usually called “Preventive Care” [...]
Hiring a pet sitter doesn’t have to be challenging, whether it’s long-term, like a week for a cat while you’re on vacation, daily to help with a dog or bird if work doesn’t allow pets, or an occasional weekend away a few times a year. We all worry that nobody will treat them like [...]
Your ESA cat is more than just your support animal; they’re your way of helping naturally alleviate some of the debilitating effects of anxiety, like irritability, difficulty sleeping, not being able to control worrying, restlessness, or even physical symptoms like stomach pain o [...]
Emotional support animals (ESA) are pets that provide comfort to owners with mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, and other disorders diagnosed by a licensed mental health professional. Almost any household pet can be an emotional support [...]
Many pet owners are unprepared for the shock of a vet bill. One survey found that a vet bill of $999 or less would cause an astounding 42% of pet owners to go into debt, while a vet bill of just $499 or less would cause 28% to go into debt. You can protect yourself fr [...]